क्षणेन चेतसि यथा भातो लोकक्षयोदयौ । खात्मा जगत् तथैवेदं सबाह्याभ्यन्तरं नभः
Just as in a moment, the rise and fall of worlds appear in the mind, so too does this universe, with its inner and outer expanse, exist in space, whose essence is the sky.
चिरन्तनमनोराज्यमात्रे ऽस्मिन् किल सत्यता । कथम् आलोकिते ऽपि स्यात् सत्यं नास्त्य् एव विभ्रमे
In this realm, which is merely the ancient kingdom of imagination, how could there be reality, even when it is perceived? In delusion, there is truly no reality at all.
भ्रमेणालोकितस् सत्यम् आलोकेन विलीयते । दृश्यमानम् अपि क्षामं शरदीवाभ्रम् अम्बरे
The truth, when seen through delusion, is dissolved by that very perception; even what appears is insubstantial, like an autumn cloud in the sky.
चित्तचित्रकृतश् चित्ते संस्थिताश् चित्रपुत्रिकाः । भित्त्यभावाद् अनाधारा बहिस् त्रिभुवनादिकाः
Figures painted by the mind remain within the mind, like painted dolls; lacking any real support, even the worlds outside are without foundation.
नैतास् सन्ति न चासि त्वं किं केन परिरुध्यते । रोध्यरोधकसम्मोहं त्यक्त्वा खविमलो भव
These things do not exist, nor do you exist as such—so what is bound, and by whom? Abandon the confusion of bondage and liberation, and be pure like the sky.
प्रवृत्तिर् एव का व्योम्नः प्रवृत्तिश् चैव खात्मिका । अतः कालक्रियाकुड्यकलादि विमलं नभः
What activity can there be for space, whose very nature is inactivity? Therefore, the pure sky is untouched by walls of time, action, or anything else.
चित्तसंस्थं यथा चित्रं सद्रूपम् अपि खात्मकम् । व्योम्नश् शून्यतमं विद्धि तथेदम् अखिलं जगत्
Just as a picture, though real, exists only within the mind and is of the nature of space, so too, know that this entire world is of the emptiness of space.
चित्तभित्तौ कृतं चित्रं यच् चिच्चित्रकरेण तत् । सर्वं शून्यतया व्योम्नो मनाग् अपि न भिद्यते
The picture made on the canvas of the mind by the painter of consciousness is, in its emptiness, not at all different from space.
यथा प्रकचतश् चित्ते जगन्निर्माणसङ्क्षयौ । क्षणेनैव तथैवेमौ बहिस्स्थाव् इति विद्धि हे
Just as creation and dissolution of the world occur instantly in the mind, so too, know that these (processes) outside happen in the same way, O dear one.
आद्यक्षणमनोराज्ये नानाभुवननामनि । क्षणभाविनि मोहेन कल्पता परिकल्पिता
In the first instant of the kingdom of thought, countless worlds are imagined; through the delusion of momentary existence, their reality is merely supposed.
असद् एव मनोराज्यं कर्तुं शक्तं यथा मनः । क्षणस्य कल्पीकरणे तथैव बलवन् मनः
Just as the mind is able to create an unreal kingdom of imagination, so too is the mind powerful in making a moment seem like an age.
क्षणं कल्पीकरोत्य् एतत् तथाल्पं कुरुते बहु । असत् सत् कुरुते क्षिप्रम् इतीयं भ्रान्तिर् उत्थिता
This mind turns a moment into an age, makes the small into much, swiftly makes the unreal seem real—thus this delusion arises.
क्षणम् आदिमनोराज्यं प्रतिभातं स्वभावतः । यद् विचित्रात्म तद् इदं जगज्जालम् इति स्थितम्
By its very nature, the mind’s first imagined kingdom appears as a moment; that which is of varied essence stands as this web of the world.
सर्गो निर्वाणनिष्ठत्वान् निमेषम् अयम् उत्थितः । प्रतिभामात्रतो ऽत्रैव कल्पिता वज्रसारता
Creation, being rooted in liberation, arises in a blink of an eye; here, mere imagination is taken as having the solidity of a diamond.
चित्तचित्रकृतश् चित्स्थं जगच्चित्रं कचत् स्थितम् । अकुड्यम् अप्य् अरङ्गाढ्यम् इदं स्फारम् इवाग्रतः
This wondrous world, made by the painting of the mind and abiding in consciousness, stands here like a vast, splendid stage, though it is not truly a hall.
अहो नु चित्रं निर्भित्ति चित्रम् उज्ज्वलम् उत्थितम् । सुरञ्जनं जगद् इति स्थितं दृष्टिविलोभनम्
Indeed, how marvelous is this vivid, wall-less painting that has arisen—this world, delightful to the gods, stands as a spectacle that captivates the eye.
नानातमोमषीलेखं नानातेजोऽंशरञ्जनम् । नानाकलङ्कावयवं नानारागानुरञ्जितम्
It is adorned with many lines of shadow and light, colored by many rays of brilliance, composed of various spotless parts, and tinged with many hues.
नानादृष्टिविलासाढ्यं नानानुभवलोचनम् । नानाभ्रकोग्ररचनं नानाकाराग्रपश्चिमम्
It is rich with many displays for the eyes, seen in countless ways, constructed with many dense clouds, and has countless forms, both foremost and final.
व्योमनीलसरःफुल्लताराचन्द्रार्कपङ्कजम् । विचित्ररचनोद्युक्तमेघालीपत्त्रमञ्जरि
The sky is a pond, with blossoming lotuses of stars, moon, and sun; adorned with the marvelous arrangements of clouds as petals and clusters.
स्वकोष्ठकाभिलिखितसुरासुरनृपुत्रिकम् । परमालोकमक्कोलधवलाकाशकुड्यकम्
Within its own chamber are inscribed the daughters of gods, demons, and men; it is the supreme realm, with walls of pure, luminous space.
आकाश एव रचिता प्रतिभैकरङ्गा मुग्धा जगत्त्रयमनोहरपुत्रिकेयम् । चिन्मात्रवक्त्रपरिरञ्जितसर्वलोका लीलाकुला चपलचित्तकचित्रकर्त्रा
This enchanting doll, delightful to the three worlds, is fashioned solely in the sky by the play of imagination; all worlds are colored by the face of pure consciousness, and she is filled with sport, created by the fickle mind.
हेमाचलाङ्गलतिका घनकेशपाशा चन्द्रार्कलोचनविचालनदृष्टलोका । धर्मार्थकामत्रिकयन्त्रितशास्त्रवस्त्रा पातालतालचरणोन्नतभूनितम्बा
She is the vine of Mount Meru, with thick tresses of clouds, her gaze moving the worlds with moon and sun as eyes; her garment is the fabric of scriptures woven by dharma, artha, and kāma, her hips are the earth raised by the roots of the netherworld.
ब्रह्मेन्द्ररुद्रहरिबाहुचतुष्टयोग्रा सत्यानृतोन्नतकुचा ककुबङ्गयष्टिः । अब्ध्यन्त्रवेष्टितमहीतलपद्मपीठपत्त्रीकृताचलमहाभुवनोदरी च
She is the vast belly of the great universe, formed by mountains as petals on the lotus-seat of earth encircled by oceans; her arms are the fourfold powers of Brahmā, Indra, Rudra, and Hari, her breasts rise with truth and untruth, her form is the axis of the quarters.
रात्र्यन्धकारचपलभ्रुरहस्स्मितोच्चैस् ताराकरालपुलका ग्रहदन्तपङ्क्तिः । चञ्चच्चतुर्दशविधाकुलभूतजातरोमा ध्वनत्प्रलयवारिदकम्बुपूगा
Her eyebrows are the restless darkness of night, her high smile the thrill of stars, her teeth the rows of planets; her body hair is the moving multitude of fourteen kinds of beings, and her voice is the roar of the waters of dissolution.
जीवान्विता गगन एव कृता विचित्रा व्योमात्मिकाचिरविलक्षणचित्रकर्त्रा । चित्तेन चित्रपरिकर्मविदा त्रिलोकी नानाविलासवलिता वरपुत्रिकेति
Endowed with life, she is wondrously created in the sky itself, her nature is space, her unique form shaped by the ever-distinct artist; the three worlds, adorned by the skillful mind, are the splendid doll, full of manifold play.
इदं विद्धि महाश्चर्यम् अर्जुनेह हि यत् किल । पूर्वं सञ्जायते चित्रं पश्चाद् भित्तिर् उदेति हि
Know this, O Arjuna, as a great wonder: here, indeed, first the picture arises, and only afterwards does the wall appear.
अभित्ताव् उत्थिते चित्रे दृश्यते भित्तिर् आतता । अहो नु चित्रा मायेयं मग्नं तुम्बु शिला प्लुता
When a picture appears on a wall, the wall itself is seen spread out; ah, truly, this wondrous illusion is like a submerged gourd or a stone afloat.
चित्तस्थचित्रसदृशे व्योमात्मनि जगत्त्रये । व्योमात्मनस् ते किम् इयम् अहन्ता व्योमतोदिता
Just as a picture exists in the mind, so the three worlds dwell in the space of consciousness; what is this sense of 'I' arising from the space of your own being?
सर्गव्योम कृतं व्योम्ना व्योम्नि व्योम विलीयते । भुज्यते व्योमनि व्योम व्योम व्योमनि चाततम्
The creation-space is made by space, and in space, space dissolves; space is enjoyed within space, and space is spread throughout space.
वेष्टितं वासनारज्ज्वा दीर्घसंसृतिदाम यत् । वासनोद्वेष्टनेनैव तद् इहोद्वेष्ट्यते ऽर्जुन
Bound by the cord of tendencies, which is the chain of long transmigration, it is unwrapped here, Arjuna, only by the unraveling of those tendencies.